Standards: 7.1.C Fluently and accurately add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers.
7.1.E Solve two-step linear equations. 8.1.A Solve one-variable linear equations.
Objective: Students will practice solving multi-step equations with variables.
Preview Questions 1. What is the order of operations? 2. How do we use order of operations to sold equations? 3. What is a variable? 4. How do we solve an equation with a variable?
Game Body Purpose of Game: For students to practice solving equations with variables in them.
Objective of Game: The objective of this game is to answer questions correctly to get the most points. List of Materials:
Cornhole board
Bean bags
Mini whiteboards, Dry Erase Markers, and Erasers
Star stickers
Small candies
Notecards for each students
Flashcards with different equations labeled easy medium hard
Rules:
This game can be played with any amount of people. Each player gets a notecard to put their star stickers on.
Have the students line up behind a line 15 feet away from the Cornhole board.
The first student in line throws one bean bag, aiming for the hole in the Cornhole board.
Read a question, having the student use a white board to answer the question.
If correct, use the following star scheme. If incorrect, no starts are awarded.
oMissed the board – 1 star
oHits the board – 2 stars
oGoes in the hole – 3 starts
Student will put the star sticker on their notecard. Once they have ten star stickers they will get to choose one piece of candy.
Student returns to the back of the line, the next student starts the process again!
Modeling Example: Teacher: We are going to play equation toss and practice solving equations. The object of this game is to get as many star stickers as you can.
Teacher: Everyone line up behind the 15-foot mark.
Teacher: The 1st person in line will toss a bean bag towards the Cornhole board. You then will be given an equation to solve on your white board. If you solve the equation correctly then you will get the amount of points that your throw was worth. The hole is worth three points, the board is worth two points, and the ground is worth one points.
Teacher: Points will be given with star stickers. If you get two points then you will get two stickers to put on your index card. Once you get 10 stickers you can choose one piece of candy.
Teacher: I will show you how to play one round. First I am going to throw a bean bag towards the Cornhole. Look it got on the board!
Teacher: Then I will be given an equation: 2x+1=5. I would solve for x in this problem so I would start by subtracting 1 on both sides making the equation 2x=4. Then I would divide both sides by 2. So x would equal 2. If my answer is correct I would then receive 2 stars then go to the back of the line.
Adaptation:
1. For younger students use the easy and medium equations.
2. For younger students or students with physical disabilities you may also want to let them stand closer to the Cornhole board, around 10 feet.
Follow-up Questions Complete the Equation Review Worksheet
Equation Review: 1. What is a variable?
2. How do you solve an equation with a variable?
3. When you have a variable multiplied by a constant how do you isolate the variable?
4. When you are finding the sum of a variable and a constant how do you isolate the variable?
Student Learning Objective(s)
Standards: 7.1.C Fluently and accurately add, subtract, multiply,
and divide rational numbers.
7.1.E Solve two-step linear equations.
8.1.A Solve one-variable linear equations.
Objective: Students will practice solving multi-step equations with variables.
Preview Questions
1. What is the order of operations?
2. How do we use order of operations to sold equations?
3. What is a variable?
4. How do we solve an equation with a variable?
Game Body
Purpose of Game: For students to practice solving equations with variables in them.
Objective of Game: The objective of this game is to answer questions correctly to get the most points.
List of Materials:
Rules:
Modeling Example:
Teacher: We are going to play equation toss and practice solving equations. The object of this game is to get as many star stickers as you can.
Teacher: Everyone line up behind the 15-foot mark.
Teacher: The 1st person in line will toss a bean bag towards the Cornhole board. You then will be given an equation to solve on your white board. If you solve the equation correctly then you will get the amount of points that your throw was worth. The hole is worth three points, the board is worth two points, and the ground is worth one points.
Teacher: Points will be given with star stickers. If you get two points then you will get two stickers to put on your index card. Once you get 10 stickers you can choose one piece of candy.
Teacher: I will show you how to play one round. First I am going to throw a bean bag towards the Cornhole. Look it got on the board!
Teacher: Then I will be given an equation: 2x+1=5. I would solve for x in this problem so I would start by subtracting 1 on both sides making the equation 2x=4. Then I would divide both sides by 2. So x would equal 2. If my answer is correct I would then receive 2 stars then go to the back of the line.
Adaptation:
Follow-up Questions
Complete the Equation Review Worksheet
Equation Review:
1. What is a variable?
2. How do you solve an equation with a variable?
3. When you have a variable multiplied by a constant how do you isolate the variable?
4. When you are finding the sum of a variable and a constant how do you isolate the variable?
Materials:
Young Elementary Equations:
2+2=4 8x10=80 7x6=42 23+43=66
7+3=10 9x6=54 3+9=12 22/2=11
6+7=13 100/25=4 5x7=35 16/8=2
3x4=12 1+7=8 10x0=0 6/2=3
2x8=16 8x3=24 7x3=21 9x4=36
1x0=0 42/6=7 8-5=3 3-2=1
5x1=5 11-9=2 14-10=4 22-13=9
20/4=5 30/6=5 12x2=24 20x5=100
12/2=6 99/9=11 6x4=24 4x2=8
10/5=2 19-3=16 7x4=28 8x5=40
100x1=100 33-10=23 63/9=7 2x9=18
3+5=8 6x8=48 9x2=18 5-4=1
9-4=5 28/4=7 30/30=1 2x7=14
15-9=6 14+12=26 15-5=10 8+3=11
18-14=4 16-9=7 32-12=20 6+2=8
20-20=0 9-1=8 3x4=12 4x5=20
33-11=22 7-4=3 12/4=3 8/4=2
5-1=4 5/5=1 21-19=2 3+9=12
9/3=3 18/3=6 6x3=18 18-3=15
81/9=9 28-4=24 8+7=15 15/5=3
34-29=5 30/10=3 1+0=1 2-1=1
Upper Elementary Equations:
Multiplication Division
6x6-7=29 3x4+9=21 24/3+9=17 9/3+11=14
7+3x9=90 2x8-5=11 6+4/2=8 16/4+13=17
5x4x2=40 3x6+9=17 6/3+12=14 25/5+8=13
2x9-7=11 7x4-6=22 12/2+8=14 56/7+14=32
3x4+12=24 3x2+5=11 14/2+9=16 63/9+6=13
11x2-2=20 4x6+5=29 9/3+7=10 72/8+5=14
4x3+9=21 3x9-6=21 6+10/5=8 81/9+12=21
6x8-7=41 7x5+3=38 21/3+5=12 16/8+23=25
8x4+6=38 8+4x2=16 22/2+8=19 54/2+7=34
7x5+9=44 6x7-3=39 5+48/8=11 63/9+24=31
2x9-4=14 7x4+9=37 12/4+7=10 26/2+4=17
7x3+5=26 8x5+6=46 8/2+9=13 27/9+15=18
6x4+3=27 2x9+6=24 56/8+6=13 15/3+17=22
2x8+5=21 3x5-4=11 24/6+9=13 21/7+16=19
6x9-8=46 6x7+7=49 22/11+7=9 28/4+6=13
7x8+3=59 8x7-9=47 36/9+8=12 32/8+15=19
Middle Level Equations:
3=2x+1 7=4x+3
9=3x-3 10=2x
15=3x 20=5x
75=5x+25